H.R. 2356 · 107th Congress · enacted
Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002
Became Public Law No: 107-155.
Latest official action 2002-03-27 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2001 - Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (FECA) to prohibit the solicitation of soft money (not subject to FECA) by political parties and to increase the contribution limit for State committees of political parties and the aggregate individual contribution limit. Prohibits a political party committee from making both coordinated and independent expenditures to a nominated candidate during the election cycle. Requires: (1) every person who makes a disbursement for the direct costs of producing and airing electioneering communications in an aggregate amount exceeding $10,000 during any calendar year to file a statement with the Federal Election Commission; and (2) a coordinated expenditure or other disbursement made by any person in connection with a candidate's election to be considered a contribution to and an expenditure by the candidate. Amends the Federal criminal code to revise the prohibition against campaign fundraising on Federal property. Amends FECA concerning contributions and donations by foreign nationals in connection with Federal, State, or local elections. Increases individual contribution limits if the opposition personal funds amount with respect to a Senate candidate exceeds a specified threshold amount. Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to provide that the charges made for the use of any television broadcas…
Congressional Research Service · 2001-06-28
Who reported lobbying on this bill?
Amount spent specifically on this bill: not disclosed
The reports below name this bill and disclose an organization’s overall lobbying expenses or a firm’s client income for the period. They can cover many bills and issues. These amounts are not payments to the bill or its politicians.
No matching lobbying report is imported yet. This is not evidence that no lobbying occurred.
2,409 latest lobbying reports imported. Some source imports are still in progress.
Politicians behind the bill
Sponsors and cosponsors from the official source, limited to members currently in office. Campaign amounts are cycle-wide and are not payments for this bill.
No current-officeholder sponsorship match is available. Historical sponsors may have left office.
1 of 1 source cosponsor records retrieved; only current officials and unwithdrawn sponsorships appear.
PAC donors to the listed sponsors
These are all-cycle contributions to the listed sponsors’ and cosponsors’ campaigns. FEC does not attribute them to this bill. A donation plus sponsorship does not establish why a politician acted.
The largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.
What happened after enactment?
Dated agency-reported implementation and uptake measures are shown with their scope. They do not by themselves establish causal success. If no evidence is listed, the outcome is not established.
Measured outcome: not established
Enactment alone does not show whether a law improved its intended outcome. We need a dated evaluation, observed result or verified implementation record before claiming success or failure.